Chameleon Info:
Your Chameleon - Female Jacksons, roughly 11 months old. I've had her around 6 months
Handling - Around every other day. But I don't hold on to her and whatnot, I have extra vines above my desk so I let her crawl around while I get work done
Feeding - I've been feeding her a mix of crickets and supers. She won't eat crickets unless they are free roaming, so they are both always available (supers in a dish in the corner and crickets just throughout the tank). I feed vitabug crickets, so I don't gut load too much aside from orange cubes, apples, bananas and potatoes.
Supplements - I have reptivite Ca w/ D3 and flukers Ca w/o D3. I dust new supers every day with flukers and once every other week with reptivite.
Watering - mister that is set to go off at 8, 12, 4, and 730 for two minutes each
Fecal Description - The poop looks normal color. Typical dark brown with white urates. She hasnt been tested for parasites
History - Had a bout of being lethargic, but has been fine recently.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen enclosure (18Lx18Dx36H)
Lighting - I have an Zilla UV T8 strip light and a Zilla 75W day light, both cycling from 7:30am-8:00pm
Temperature - Ambient temps are roughly 75 and basking is at 83 (F). Night drops down to about 63F (measured with classic thermometers as well as the thermometer gauges in the tank)
Humidity - typically stays within the range of 50-60%
Plants - One of the larger plants is a begonia (when he is active, he loves this) the other smaller ones that are throughout the tank I don't remember the name of them but I've been using them in all of my tropical tanks
Placement - The cage is in a secluded area of my room, the top is roughly 5ft from the floor.
Location - Virginia
Current Problem - trying to eat, but tongue isn't extending beyond maybe an inch and stops. Almost as if her depth perception is all of a sudden gone. She is eating fine as she has been eating more like a gecko, getting up close and using what extension she has to stick the bugs. I have noticed that the end of her tongue is relatively dark bluish color almost as if it is bruised. I don't know if that has any significance here. Again, she is eating fine and is otherwise healthy and active. I just don't want this to be an issue that progresses and would like to reverse it so she can eat like herself.
I've read that it is sometimes an indicator of calcium deficiencies? When I catch her drinking, should I mist come calcium on the plant as well? (I have a Zilla calcium spray). I prefer not to have to force feed her but I don't want her to starve either obviously.
Any pointers to get her to eat are greatly appreciated!
Your Chameleon - Female Jacksons, roughly 11 months old. I've had her around 6 months
Handling - Around every other day. But I don't hold on to her and whatnot, I have extra vines above my desk so I let her crawl around while I get work done
Feeding - I've been feeding her a mix of crickets and supers. She won't eat crickets unless they are free roaming, so they are both always available (supers in a dish in the corner and crickets just throughout the tank). I feed vitabug crickets, so I don't gut load too much aside from orange cubes, apples, bananas and potatoes.
Supplements - I have reptivite Ca w/ D3 and flukers Ca w/o D3. I dust new supers every day with flukers and once every other week with reptivite.
Watering - mister that is set to go off at 8, 12, 4, and 730 for two minutes each
Fecal Description - The poop looks normal color. Typical dark brown with white urates. She hasnt been tested for parasites
History - Had a bout of being lethargic, but has been fine recently.
Cage Info:
Cage Type - Screen enclosure (18Lx18Dx36H)
Lighting - I have an Zilla UV T8 strip light and a Zilla 75W day light, both cycling from 7:30am-8:00pm
Temperature - Ambient temps are roughly 75 and basking is at 83 (F). Night drops down to about 63F (measured with classic thermometers as well as the thermometer gauges in the tank)
Humidity - typically stays within the range of 50-60%
Plants - One of the larger plants is a begonia (when he is active, he loves this) the other smaller ones that are throughout the tank I don't remember the name of them but I've been using them in all of my tropical tanks
Placement - The cage is in a secluded area of my room, the top is roughly 5ft from the floor.
Location - Virginia
Current Problem - trying to eat, but tongue isn't extending beyond maybe an inch and stops. Almost as if her depth perception is all of a sudden gone. She is eating fine as she has been eating more like a gecko, getting up close and using what extension she has to stick the bugs. I have noticed that the end of her tongue is relatively dark bluish color almost as if it is bruised. I don't know if that has any significance here. Again, she is eating fine and is otherwise healthy and active. I just don't want this to be an issue that progresses and would like to reverse it so she can eat like herself.
I've read that it is sometimes an indicator of calcium deficiencies? When I catch her drinking, should I mist come calcium on the plant as well? (I have a Zilla calcium spray). I prefer not to have to force feed her but I don't want her to starve either obviously.
Any pointers to get her to eat are greatly appreciated!
